Man who helped girl attacked by shark in Florida detained by Ice officials

Luis Alvarez being held in jail after police stopped him and said he was driving without headlights on

A man who helped rescue a nine-year-old girl after she was attacked and badly injured by a shark in Florida has been detained by immigration authorities – and he could face deportation.

Luis Alvarez was stopped in the early hours of 14 June after police said he was driving without headlights on, according to an arrest report seen by the Fort Myers News-Press. The paper revealed Alvarez was being held in jail by the US’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice).